Distant Companions

by Karen Tranberg Hansen

Distant Companions tells the fascinating story of the lives and times of domestic servants and their employers in Zambia from the beginning of white settlement during the colonial period until after independence. Emphasizing the interactive nature of relationships of domination, the book is useful for readers who seek to understand the dynamics of domestic service in a variety of settings. In order to examine the servant- employer relationship...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801422175
• ISBN13: 9780801422171
• Release Date: January 1989
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.47 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher